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1.0 Executive Summary
1.1 Purposes of this Report
1.2 What is a Residential Gateway?
1.3 Drivers and Inhibitors to the Development of the RG
1.4 The Products and Companies in the RG Marketplace
1.5 Market Forecasts
1.5.1 RG Deployment
1.5.2 Market Value
2.0 What is a Residential Gateway?
2.1 Looking Back: A Brief History of the Residential Gateway
2.1.1 The RG Group
2.1.2 OSGi
2.2 RG Definitions
2.3 RG Classifications
2.3.1 Web-Only Devices (Modems)
2.3.2 Dedicated Routing Devices
2.3.3 Virtual RGs
2.3.4 Web-Centric RGs
2.3.5 Set-Top RGs
2.3.6 Multi-Service RGs
2.3.7 Thin Server Gateways
2.3.8 Whole-House RGs
2.4 Classification Overview
3.0 Drivers and Inhibitors to RG Development
3.1 Technology Factors
3.1.1 Semiconductors
3.1.1.1 Low-Speed vs.
High-Speed Chips
3.1.1.2
"System-On-A-Chip"
3.1.2 Broadband Technology to the Home
3.1.2.1 Fiber Optic Backbone
3.1.2.2 ISDN
3.1.2.3 DSL
DSL as a Driver to Residential Gateway Development
3.1.2.4 Broadband Cable
Internet Service
Cable Modems as a Driver to Residential Gateway Development
3.1.2.5 Alternative Broadband
Technologies
Fixed-Wireless Platforms
MMDS
High-Speed Satellite Data Services
Fiber Optic to the Home
FTTH and FTTC
3.1.3 Portal Services as Accelerators to RG Development
3.2 Industry Factors
3.2.1 Drivers
3.2.1.1 Deregulation
3.2.1.2 Converging Services
Industry: Relationship to RG
Energy Companies and Convergence
Telephone Companies and Convergence
Cable Companies and Convergence
Impact of Convergence on the Residential Gateway Market
3.2.1.3 Data Networking
Specifications & Standards
HomePNA
HomeRF
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE 802.11b)
Bluetooth
HomePlug™
3.3 Software
3.4 Inhibitors
3.4.1 Developing the "Appropriate" Business Model
3.4.1.1 How is the Gateway Distributed?
3.4.1.2 Who Will Own the RG?
3.4.1.3 Monthly Services and Their Revenues
Deployment Base
3.4.2 Technical Feasibility
3.4.3 Barriers to Entry and Exit
3.5 Consumer Factors
3.5.1 Technology Marketing and The New Consumer
3.5.2 Consumer Drivers
3.5.2.1 The Need for Speed:
Broadband Internet Technology
3.5.2.2 The Need to be Connected:
Home Networking
3.5.2.3 RG-Enabled Services As Consumer
Drivers
The Need to Manage Time: Personal & Professional Productivity Services
The Need to Be Amused: Home Entertainment Services
Home Technology as Entertainment
The Demand for Digital Entertainment Services
The Need for Efficiency: Energy Management Services
The Need to Share: Advanced Digital Telecommunications
The Need for Security and Safety: Home Control Services
The Need for Value and Convenience: Bundled Services
3.5.3 Consumer Inhibitors
3.5.3.1 Lack of Perceived Value
3.5.3.2 Allergies to New Technology
3.5.2.3 Absence of Converged Services
& RG Availability
4.0 Players in the Market
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Redefining the RG Marketspace
4.3 The Classification Model
4.4 Early Movers
4.4.1 Data-Centric Residential Gateways
4.4.1.1 Virtual Residential Gateways
4.4.1.2 Web-Centric Residential Gateways
4.4.2 Entertainment-Centric RGs
4.4.2.1 Set-Top RGs
4.4.3 Thin Server Residential Gateways
4.4.3.1 Telemetry Gateways
4.4.4 Comprehensive Services Residential Gateways
4.4.4.1 Multi-Service Residential Gateways
4.4.4.2 Whole-House Residential Gateways
4.5 Company Profiles
4.5.1 2Wire Inc.
4.5.2 3Com Corp.
4.5.3 Alcatel
4.5.4 ARESCOM Inc.
4.5.5 Avaya Inc.
4.5.6 Broadband Gateways Inc.
4.5.7 Cayman Systems Inc.
4.5.8 Cisco Systems Inc.
4.5.9 Cactive Networks
4.5.10 Comverge Technologies Inc.
4.5.11 D-Link Systems Inc.
4.5.12 DoBox
4.5.13 Efficient Networks Inc.
4.5.14 Ericsson
4.5.15 Home Wireless Networks Inc.
4.5.16 Linksys
4.5.17 MaxGate Inc.
4.5.18 Motorola Inc.
4.5.19 NETGEAR Inc.
4.5.20 Next Level Communications
4.5.21 Nokia Corporation
4.5.22 Pace Micro Technologies plc
4.5.23 Panja Inc.
4.5.24 Ramp Networks
4.5.25 Sage Systems Inc.
4.5.26 Scientific-Atlanta Inc.
4.5.27 ShareGate Inc.
4.5.28 SmartAMERICA Development Corp.
4.5.29 SOHOware Inc.
4.5.30 SonicWALL Inc.
4.5.31 Ucentric Systems
4.5.32 ViaGate Technologies Inc.
4.5.33 World Wide Packets Inc.
5.0 Forecasts
5.1 Data-Centric RGs
5.1.1 Drivers in the Model
5.1.2 Building the Model
5.1.3 Forecasts
5.2 Set-Top RGs
5.2.1 Drivers in the Model
5.2.1.1 Increased Demand for Set-Top Devices
5.2.1.2 Increased Demand for High-End Set-Tops and Set-Top RGs
5.2.2 Building the Model
5.2.3 Forecasts
5.2.4 Set-Top RGs and the Early RG Market
5.3 Multi-Service RGs
5.3.1 Drivers in the Model
5.3.2 Building the Model
5.3.3 Forecasts
5.4 Thin Server RGs
5.4.1 Drivers in the Model
5.4.2 Building the Model
5.4.3 Forecasts
5.5 Whole-House Gateways
5.5.1 Drivers in the Model
5.5.2 Building the Model
5.5.3 Forecasts
5.6 The Cumulative Market
5.6.1 RG Deployment
5.6.2 Market Value
6.0 Views from the Industry - Parks Associates' Delphi Surveys
6.1 Percentage of US Homes to Be Equipped with a Centralized Gateway
6.1.1 Analysis
6.2 Importance of a Residential Gateway to the Delivery of Bundled Services
6.2.1 Analysis
6.3 Applications That Will Drive RG Sales in the Near Term
6.3.1 Analysis
6.4 School of Thought: Distributed or Centralized Gateway Approach
6.4.1 Analysis
6.5 Communications Media Employed by Company
6.5.1 Analysis
6.6 Networking Technologies to be Included in Residential Gateways
6.6.1 Analysis
6.7 Most Important Issues to Address After Standardization and
Interoperability
6.7.1 Analysis
6.8 Conclusion
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